This nice idea started, I'm sure, by someone who wants to be a blessing to others, could turn into a logistical nightmare for the hospital staff. I truly don't want to burst a bubble, but as part of my job I called Walter Reed Army Medical Center this week and asked about this initiative. They have 40-45 soldiers recuperating from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. I'm afraid they'll be inundated with more mail than they can possibly open from kind and generous members of our society. It's spreading like wildfire on the internet, so it will happen anyway.

I think this is the same as sending a letter to "ANY SOLDIER". They are not accepted, not only because of the sheer mass of letter that would be received, but because of the security concerns. The DOD does not forward letters to "any soldier". They must have a name and address on them.

They have soldier contacts who are military volunteers stationed in areas that are in harm's way. You send your support (letters and/or packages) addressed to them and when they see the "Attn: Any Soldier" line in their address they put your letters and packages into the hands of Soldiers who don't get much or any mail first. Everything is shared.

You are sending mail or packages to a specific person, so the post office will deliver them.